Guest Annette Brown Posted September 28, 2010 at 03:18 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 03:18 PM We have a board that's suppose to have 7 but there are 3 vacancies so how many need to attend to have a meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 28, 2010 at 03:24 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 03:24 PM If your quorum is a majority of the entire membership, 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted September 28, 2010 at 03:33 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 03:33 PM how many need to attend to have a meeting?And note that you can still have a meeting without a quorum present, it's just that you can't do very much. But the meeting should be held and minutes (albeit brief) should be prepared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted September 28, 2010 at 05:02 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 05:02 PM And note that you can still have a meeting without a quorum present, it's just that you can't do very much. But the meeting should be held and minutes (albeit brief) should be prepared.Why would anyone go to a meeting if they knew beforehand that there will definitely be no quorum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted September 28, 2010 at 05:16 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 05:16 PM Why would anyone go to a meeting if they knew beforehand that there will definitely be no quorum?No one said they would. Though perhaps they should.Firstly, no one can know "for sure" what will happen in the future. Maybe someone who was "definitely" going to be out of town changed his plans. Maybe some members lied about not going in the hopes of persuading others not to attend.Secondly, it could be argued that the presiding officer (at least) has an obligation to show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted September 28, 2010 at 08:20 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 08:20 PM No one said they would. Though perhaps they should.I suppose I am misreading this topic. I agree that if some members attend, the meeting should be held although there is no quorum. But I don't think that the obligation to hold a quorumless meeting in the first place needs to be taken very seriously in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 28, 2010 at 10:05 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 10:05 PM No one said they would. Though perhaps they should.Firstly, no one can know "for sure" what will happen in the future. Maybe someone who was "definitely" going to be out of town changed his plans. Maybe some members lied about not going in the hopes of persuading others not to attend.Secondly, it could be argued that the presiding officer (at least) has an obligation to show up.The RONR version of that timeless 60's (?) bumper sticker:What if they called a meeting and nobody showed up?I agree the presiding officer should at least be expected to attend, assuming that post isn't one of the vacancies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 28, 2010 at 10:31 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 10:31 PM Does this side stuff have anything to do with the poster's question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted September 28, 2010 at 10:44 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 10:44 PM Does this side stuff have anything to do with the poster's question?You may be thinking of the old Q&A Forum. This is the new and improved Discussion Board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted September 28, 2010 at 11:11 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 11:11 PM Does this side stuff have anything to do with the poster's question?Yes. We're trying to figure out how many don't need to attend to not have a meeting, from which we will then deduce how many need to attend to have a meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 28, 2010 at 11:22 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 at 11:22 PM Why would anyone go to a meeting if they knew beforehand that there will definitely be no quorum?One word: Donuts.Or, it may be that the bylaws require that a meeting must occur every month (or other interval). If that is so, then a meeting should be held even if no quorum can be obtained, in order to satisfy the mandated requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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